Popularity ranking · Germany

The 49 most popular Soap Operas in Germany

This curated ranking covers the 49 largest soap operas in Germany, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten, In aller Freundschaft and Unter Uns lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 19M people. Across all 49 entries the average audience size is 530k, and the largest, Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten, reaches around 12M people in Germany. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Germany who actively engage with each soap opera, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Germany and are updated quarterly.

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Rank

Position in the Top 49, sorted by audience size from largest to smallest. Updated quarterly.

Audience size

Estimated number of unique people in Germany who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

Share of the global audience that is active in Germany. A higher value means the audience is more locally concentrated here.

Avg age

Average age in years across the people who engage with this audience in Germany, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals. A dash means demographic data is not yet available.

Female share

Share of women among the people who engage with this audience in Germany. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
1 Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten 12M 38.5 82.6% Soap opera
2 In aller Freundschaft 4.8M 46.2 80.9% Soap opera
3 Unter Uns 2.3M 39.9 86.3% Soap opera
4 Die Landarztpraxis 2.1M 37.7 69.6% Soap opera
5 Ein Hof zum Verlieben 950k 40.6 78.9% Soap opera
6 Die Fallers 835k 40.6 78.9% Soap opera
7 Passions 283k 40.2 69.5% Soap opera
8 Die Autodoktoren 252k 39.8 61.2% Soap opera
9 Frieda - Mit Feuer und Flamme 226k 40.6 78.9% Soap opera
10 Dallas 180k 38.8 66.3% Soap opera
11 Verbotene Liebe 179k 39.4 79.4% Soap opera
12 Das Haus Anubis 166k 39.6 85.8% Soap opera
13 Die Fallers – Die SWR Schwarzwaldserie 156k 41.2 66.1% Soap opera
14 Die Landarztpraxis - Team Sonnenhof 155k 40.6 78.9% Soap opera
15 Julia Leischik sucht: Bitte melde dich 154k 37.7 69.6% Soap opera
16 Verrückt nach Meer 149k 43.4 74.0% Soap opera
17 Geld.Macht.Liebe 110k 41.9 80.7% Soap opera
18 Das Erbe der Guldenburgs 103k 42.6 59.1% Soap opera
19 guidos deko queen 99k 39.8 61.2% Soap opera
20 Einmal Camping, immer Camping 78k 39.6 85.8% Soap opera
21 ab in die ruine 76k 39.6 85.8% Soap opera
22 Die Pferdeprofis 51k 39.6 85.8% Soap opera
23 Na Wspólnej 49k 34.1 100.0% Soap opera
24 Hotel 13 41k 40.3 76.8% Soap opera
25 Lud, zbunjen, normalan 41k 39.1 80.2% Soap opera
26 La promesa 41k 38.5 64.6% Soap opera
27 die jungs-wg 36k 36.5 78.9% Soap opera
28 Panda, Gorilla & Co. 30k 40.6 74.0% Soap opera
29 Guiding Light 29k 43.6 85.3% Soap opera
30 Mein neuer Alter 28k 39.6 85.8% Soap opera
31 GTST 24k 42.8 85.0% Soap opera
32 As the World Turns 16k 55.1 83.8% Soap opera
33 Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi 10k 35.8 50.4% Soap opera
34 To Catch a Predator 10k — — Soap opera
35 Dirty Sexy Money 8.3k 28.8 16.4% Soap opera
36 Degrassi Junior High 7.6k 35.7 53.9% Soap opera
37 Eddie Murphy Delirious 5.1k 49.5 65.5% Soap opera
38 Fair City 4.4k 47.2 96.8% Soap opera
39 Hollywood Heights 4.2k 42.5 67.5% Soap opera
40 If Loving You Is Wrong 3.5k 35.6 70.9% Soap opera
41 Dark Shadows 2.1k 34.2 48.0% Soap opera
42 The Yellow Rose 1.9k 47.8 65.2% Soap opera
43 The Wiz Live! 925 42.6 84.4% Soap opera
44 Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman 843 38.6 49.1% Soap opera
45 Rhythm City (TV series) 342 35.5 43.3% Soap opera
46 The Carpenters: Music, Music, Music 327 36.9 18.4% Soap opera
47 Another World 321 40.2 69.5% Soap opera
48 La viuda joven 293 30.7 99.0% Soap opera
49 Peyton Place 204 34.2 57.4% Soap opera

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular soap operas compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Germany and ranks each soap opera by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.

How often is the list updated?

The ranking is updated quarterly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.

What is the largest soap opera in Germany?

Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten currently leads with an estimated audience of 12M people in Germany.

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